Wai-Wai
Alternate Names: Uaiuai, Uaieue, Ouayeone
Classification: Carib, Northern, East-West Guiana, Waiwai
Comments: Hunters; fishermen
Dialects: Katawian (Katwena, Katawina, Catawian, Catauian, Parucutu, Parukutu, Katuena, Cachuena). Related to Salumá. Voegelin and Voegelin (1977) treatKatawian as a separate language
Language Development: Bible: 2002
Population: .1,800 in Brazil (2003). Population total all countries: 2,000.
Region: Amazonas, Pará, Roraima.
ALSO SPOKEN IN: Guyana
